Best Enshrouded Ranger Build

Discover how to create the best Enshrouded Ranger Build, with a guide on the best weapons, skills, consumables, armor, and more!

Updated: Those builds were created during Early Access of Enshrouded for Patch #3 and will be updated upon full release and following patches. During Early Access, Keen Games Studio often introduces new updates and adjustments to skills and gameplay mechanics to prepare Enshrouded for full release. The Patch #3 added a new craftsperson, a new quest, and, most importantly, a new dungeon. The new dungeon, the Hollows, comes with new legendary gear, puzzles, enemies, and trophies you can hang in your house. There are four hollows, each with higher-level enemies and difficulty with the Kindlewaste dungeon scaling to level 25, with level 30 gear. This is now the best legendary gear in the game, and our builds will be changed to reflect this.

Ranger Build Guide

The Ranger Build in Enshrouded focuses on pin-point accuracy to eliminate enemies at range with a bow. This build emphasizes aiming for increased damage with headshots, though players can use “tab target” to lock onto enemies. However, you will use magic-based abilities and skill lines for increased healing and utility. The hybrid playstyle blends the best of both dexterity and intelligence giving you speed, damage, and utility.

The strength of the Ranger is the range damage and fast movement. You will have exceptional burst damage and even multi-kill potential. However, at the start of the game can be difficult to unlock all the necessary skills. Consider the Best Ranger Build in Enshrouded a perfect fit for anyone looking for the prototypical bow build in RPG games. We created this at a maximum level of 25 during early access and will update it as the game expands.

Before progressing with our Best Enshrouded Ranger Build, your character creation will not impact gameplay. There are no racial passives, ability scores, or attributes to consider. Thus, we advise you to select a character whose appearance resonates with you.

Ranger Build Features & Mechanics

The following list presents all the features and mechanics for the Enshrouded Ranger Build:

• Primary Attribute: Dexterity
• Secondary Attribute: Intelligence
• Primary Weapon: Bow
• Secondary Weapon: Unarmed and Shield
• Best Armor: Eagle Eye
• Best Skills: Multi-Shot, Begone!, Shell Shock, and Chain Reaction
• Best Consumable: Stir-Fried Vegetables

Enshrouded Headshots Explained

Headshots can add damage to your ranged bow attacks. You can target manually or use the tab button to lock onto a target. For experienced first-person shooter players, it’s optimal damage to aim for the head though less reliable than tab target. With this best Ranger build, you can gain over 55% increased damage when landing a headshot. This is due to our skills and armor that amplify this benefit.

In summary, if you are familiar and comfortable with aiming, go for the head. If not, use the tab target method for more consistent damage.

Arrows

The Hunter Craftsperson unlocks the ability to craft arrows and special arrows. When you first start, Wooden Arrows are your best option which can be crafted in your manual crafting menu using Twigs. As you explore more areas, and unlock more metals and materials, the Hunter provides better arrows. These typically do more damage or add small amounts of poison damage.

Exploding Arrows come much later in the game but ultimately do the most damage and area multi-kills. These arrows are correlated to the Assassin skill line Explosive Arrow skills. Thus you want to take those skills at level 20 or beyond when you’ve unlocked most of the crafting materials and production furniture.

Below is a list of our favorite arrows in Enshrouded:

• Wooden Arrows – can be crafted with twigs under the manual crafting section. These are considered basic and do piercing damage.
• Copper Poison Arrow – copper area laced with poison adding damage over time element to the arrow.  Materials needed to craft are the copper arrow and poison sack.
• Stun Arrow – Deals no damage, but stuns targets depending on size.  Materials needed to craft Twigs, Goo, Alchemical Base, and Bug Dust.
• Exploding Arrows – 41 damage that explodes on impact with fire.  Materials needed to craft Flint Arrow, Feather, and Black Powder.

Aiming with a Bow

While aiming with a bow in Enshrouded, you will not regenerate stamina. By default, you will not consume stamina when shooting an arrow. However, certain weapons will have “stamina cost,” which will incur a per-arrow stamina cost and can be costly at first. Carefully decide which bow to use, especially early on. A small difference in damage may not be worth the stamina cost bow.

Additionally, holding down your aim will trigger a delay in stamina regeneration once you are no longer aiming. This will be roughly 1.5 seconds before you start to regenerate stamina again. You will eventually come across end-game gear sets that have a -700 stamina timeout reduction. We assume the 700 is milliseconds because that specific gear piece cuts the delay in half. Having at least one gear piece with stamina timeout reduction is helpful when needing a constant influx of stamina regeneration to dodge, sprint, and block.

Lastly, bows have draw speeds of 1.0 seconds or 0.6 seconds. This will determine how fast you can shoot an arrow. During our play testing, we chose bows that favored damage over the draw speed. The reason why, we want fewer shots, but more head shots, tactical aims, and sneak attacks. However, if the damage is the same, pick a 0.6-second draw speed and bow that doesn’t have stamina cost.

Best Ranger Attributes & Combat Stats

The primary attribute for the best Ranger build in Enshrouded is Dexterity. This gives you a flat 5% increase to ranged damage. Endurance increases your overall stamina pool which can be used to aim, dodge, and block. Endurance isn’t critical because we will have multiple ways to regenerate or obtain stamina passively. Dexterity can be increased via food consumables primarily, some rings, and skill selections.

The second most important attribute is intelligence. While it seems odd to emphasize this stat, having high Intellgence gives us incredible healing per second with Water Aura. With 17 Intelligence, you will gain over 44+ heals per second in combat, and if playing with others, give them healing too. Consider this a powerful survivability attribute necessary when playing solo, outnumbered, or under-leveled.

Additionally, your Flame Altar level will increase your attribute bonus. This is a priority for improving your Enshrouded Ranger build power level. 

Skill Selections

In Enshrouded, you earn skill points from leveling and completing Elixir Wells. We have broken down the skill sections based on level range and listed the best skills to select at every level for this build. While your skill points totals may change depending on your overall level, and Elixir Well completions, save up skill points if you cannot afford one at your current level. Below is what our skill points were at various levels in Enshrouded:

• Level 10 – 36 Skill Points
• Level 20 – 72 Skill Points
• Level 25 – 114 Skill Points

The maximum level in Enshrouded is 25, with some enemies in further regions being level 30. The general skill selections below are geared towards combat performance specifically, and we will list and explain the most critical of all the skills. Moreover, look to the utility skill section if you prefer more utility, crafting, and less combat emphasis. Lastly, you can always respec your skill points with Runes at the Flame Altar so feel free to experiment. However, we feel the selections below are the best overall for combat power and enjoyment for the best Ranger build in Enshrouded.

Level 1-10 Skills

Below is a list, in order, of the skills for the Best Ranger Build for Enshrouded from levels 1 to 10:

• Endurance (Survivor): Increases stamina by 10
• Runner (Survivor): sprinting speed increased by 10% and stamina consumption decreased by 10%.
• Double Jump (Survivor): allows jumping a second time while airborne.
• Dexterity (Ranger): Increases ranged damage by 5%.
• Marksman (Ranger): All damage dealt with ranged weapons is increased by 10%.
• Sharpshooter (Ranger): all ranged damage is increased by an additional 20%.
• Spirit (Trickster): Increases Mana by 20.
• Counterstrike (Trickster): After receiving damage there is a 20% chance to inflict 50% of damage to the attacker.
• Intelligence (Trickster): Increases Magic damage by 5.
• Begone! (Trickster): A magic-powered punch that pushes and stuns hit foes. Replaces your unarmed attacks as long as you have the necessary 30 mana.
• Intelligence (Healer): Increases Magic damage by 5.
• Healer (Healer): The health gain from healing spells will be increased by 10%.
• Blink (Healer): Replaces the Dodge Roll Ability With a Short Range teleport.
• Healer II (Healer): The health gain from healing spells will be increased to a total of 300 health points.
• Intelligence (Healer): Increases Magic damage by 5.
• Water Aura (Healer): All players within 15 meters regenerate 1 health point per second for every point of their intelligence.
• Waters of Life (Healer): all players within 15 meters regenerate 1 additional health point per intelligence.

Level 11-20 Skills

Below is a list, in order, of the skills for the Best Ranger Build for Enshrouded from levels 11 to 20:

• Skill Shot (Ranger): all damage dealt to an enemy’s head is increased by 20%.
• Multishot (Ranger): adds a 20% chance to spawn a flurry of arrows that spread slightly.
• Ranger (Ranger): adds +2 endurance, + 2 dexterity, +5 stamina recharge, and +5% critical damage.
• Endurance (Survivor): Increases stamina by 10.
• Wanderlust (Survivor): stamina consumption for sprinting on dirt roads is reduced from 90% to 80%. Stamina consumption for sprinting on stone roads is reduced from 75% to 50%.
• Swiftshot Sustenance (Survivor): 30% chance to spawn a stamina orb when defeating an enemy with a bow.
• Arachnoid (Survivor): stamina consumption while climbing reduced by 50%
• Dexterity (Survivor): Increases ranged damage by 5%.
• Dessert Stomach (Survivor): you gain one additional food slot.
• Eagle Eye (Ranger): Greatly increases the zoom while aiming with a bow.
• Dexterity (Assassin): Increases ranged damage by 5%.
• Airborne (Assassin): Gliders consume 30% less stamina.
• Endurance (Assassin): Increases stamina by 10.
• Sniper (Assassin): when attacking with a ranged weapon your critical hit chance is increased by 10%.
• Vitality Surge (Assassin): dealing a critical strike with a ranged weapon restores 5 stamina.
• Dexterity (Assassin): Increases ranged damage by 5%.
• Blessed Arrows (Assassin): when scoring a critical hit with a bow you will regenerate 20 mana.

Level 21-25 Skills

Below is a list, in order, of the skills for the Best Ranger Build for Enshrouded from levels 21 to 25:

• Shell Shock (Assassin): infused your ranged explosives with mana, they now stun enemies for 1 second.
• Bounty Bonanza (Assassin): after defeating a fell enemy with a headshot your group gains an additional 5 exp points
• Ricochets (Assassin): for every target you hit with an exploding arrow, its damage is increased by 1%.
• Graceful Stride (Assassin): you will gain one dexterity for every two levels of the flame.
• Chain Reaction (Assassin): every enemy hit with an exploding arrow has a 20% chance to trigger a secondary explosion for 50% damage in a small radius.
• Endurance (Assassin): Increases stamina by 10.
• Dexterity (Assassin): Increases ranged damage by 5%.
• Counter Battery (Ranger): 15% damage to ranged enemies.
• Eagle’s Bane (Ranger): damage against flying enemies increased by 30%.
• Blink Attack (Ranger): Blinking into an enemy triggers an explosion that deals fire damage in a small range.
• Emergency Blink (Healer) Blink while being stunned. This will break the stunned state.
• Arcane Deflection (Battlemage): On a successful parry, gain 20 mana.
• Intelligence (Battlemage): Increases Magic damage by 5.
• Intelligence (Battlemage): Increases Magic damage by 5.
• Endurance (Beastmaster): Increases stamina by 10.

Best Ranger Skills Explained

• Double Jump – We recommended this straight away because it helps even in combat to jump and avoid attacks.
• Sharpshooter – This skill gives a flat increase to overall ranged damage and is a priority early in Enshrouded.
• Begone! – Use Begone to give you a stun and knockback to avoid melee aggressors. Leave a slot on your bar empty, swap it with a shield, and attack.
• Blink – As a Ranger, you will need mobility and the creation of space for survival.  Blink helps generate that space with a massive teleport. You can also obtain an escape blink which allows you to dodge/blink while stunned. Blink helps play solo at the end game and is highly recommended as a mobility tool.
• Water Aura – You can stack this with another skill to double the healing and with high intelligence, over 44 heals per second. Moreover, it applies to your group giving you strong survivability.
• Multishot – This skill will add a lot of damage passively with a random chance to trigger multiple arrows. Multi-shot can also trigger multiple special arrows like Explosives which causes even more damage.
• Ranger – The Ranger skill adds a massive boost to damage via attributes and doesn’t look flashy but increases your build performance drastically.
• Desert Stomach – The fact that this Ranger build uses Intelligence as well, means that having one extra food slot will give us +5 to another attribute.
• Shell Shock + Chain Reaction – The combination of these two skills with Multishot means you can area-based stun and do massive damage to many targets at once. These skills are recommended much later in the game because Explosive Arrows are difficult to craft.

Utility Skills

Below are recommended utility skills for this Ranger Build, if you wish to sacrifice some combat performance:

• Mason (Core) – The pickaxe deals 30% more damage against stone objects including resource veins.
• Miner (Core) – When you mine resources, you have a 10% chance to get additional resources.
• Lumberjack (Core) – Felling axes do 30% more damage against wooden objects including trees.
• Updraft (Assassin) – pressing the jump button while gliding will give you a small height boost. This skill can be used once per flight.
• Relentless Flame (Survivor) – maximum shroud time increased by 5 minutes allowing you to explore for longer.
• Inner Fires (Survivor) – maximum Shroud time increased by 2 minutes, allowing you to explore for longer.

Ranger Gameplay & Tips

The best way to play the Ranger build is at range with constant dodging (blinking) to avoid melee pressure. Early in the game, the Ranger can be frustrating because you have to craft arrows, have limited tools to create space, and lack healing. Stick with it until level 10 where it will shine. The most helpful skill to deal with melee aggression is Begone! This knocks back enemies and uses mana, which you do not need anyway. You can create space with a punch a dodge and a free attack with your bow.

Additionally, you want to practice aiming for headshots for more damage. Attempt to initiate combat from behind (Backstab) and from sneak or crouched. Both can trigger additional damage and while not always possible, it’s optimal.

When it comes to damage, you will have a decent single target early in the game. You gain access to AOE or area damage with Exploding Arrows later in the game. It may seem to lack luster for area damage at first, but arrows will aid in multi-kills or throwing explosive bombs.

When it comes to resources, your stamina should be primarily used for dodging and blocking. Mana is used for punches and at the end game, stunning targets with Exploding Arrows. Food and armor that gives stamina and mana regeneration are useful because you will be using both resources.

Combat Explained Tips

Here’s a list of the Enshrouded Ranger combat and gameplay tips:

• Keep your range with Dodge and Begone! punches
• Use Wooden Arrows and poison arrows as you advance
• Aim for headshots, throw bombs and explosives for multi-kills
• Double Jump on top of rocks and ledges where enemies cannot reach you
• Start combat from stealth and the back of an enemy for more damage
• Stack Dexterity for more ranged damage, and intelligence for more healing with Water Aura
• Punch, Dodge, and Heal when in trouble and health is low
• Carry Bandages, healing potions, and health regeneration food at all times
• Bring flame altars, lockpicks, potions, and food
• Most importantly, pew pew and have fun exploring!

Best Ranger Weapons & Armor

Below is a list of the best Ranger Build Armor and Weapons for Enshrouded:

Slot	Item	Effect
Main Hand Weapon	Unarmed	Begone! Skill
Shield	Transcendental Screen	10% Shock Resist
Range Weapon	Wolf’s Snarl Longbow	+20% Critical Damage
Head	Eagle Eye Helmet	+13% Critical Chance
Upper Body	Eagle Eye Chest	+48 Stamina & Health
Arms	Deerstalker Gloves	+6 Ranged Damage
Lower Body	Deadeye Trousers	+4 Stamina Regen
Feet	Deadeye Boots	+3 Stamina Regen
Ring 1	Ring of the Ancients	+1 all Attributes
Ring 2	Commander’s Ring	+30 Health

• Wolf’s Snarl Longbow – Found in a random chest, level dependent on where you find it. Your bow selection you want high critical chance and critical damage.
• Transcendental Screen – A basic shield that gives resistance. Your shield choice you want high parry and poison resistance if possible.
• Eagle Eye Helmet – Unique dropped set from the chest in Kindlewastes area. You can swap in craftable level 23 gear which is almost the same in quality.
• Eagle Eye Chest – Unique dropped set from the chest in Kindlewastes area. You can swap in craftable level 23 gear which is almost the same in quality.
• Deerstalker Gloves – Craftable set balanced for ranged damage.
• Deadeye Trousers – Craftable set balanced for ranged damage.
• Deadeye Boots – Craftable set balanced for ranged damage.
• Ring of the Ancients – Gives +1 attributes which increases damage and is rare for rings. Found in a random chest.
• Commander’s Ring – This ring is helpful for a higher mana pool used with special arrows and unarmed punches.

Alternative Gear Sets

If you are not at the end game, use the Hunter Craftsperson to craft gear throughout your journey until the end game. Here’s what we recommend based on your level:

• Level 5 Fur Armor Set (Blacksmith) – A basic form of protection. Materials needed to craft are torn cloth, animal fur, string, and metal scraps.
• Level 8 Scout Set (Hunter) – First set with ranged damage bonuses. Materials needed to craft are String, Dried Fur, Bones, and Resin.
• Level 13 Ranger Set (Hunter) – High damage set emphasizing ranged damage. Materials needed to craft Linen, Dried Fur, Bones, Copper Bar, Charcoal, and Amber.
  • Archer: this set will be found through Revelwood chest none craftable unique. This is also a good armor set.
• Level 18 Hunter Set (Hunter) – Upgraded range bow user damage set. Materials needed to craft Fossilized Bone Dust, Leather, Resin, Mint Mushroom Meat, Leather, Resin, Amber, and Linen.
  • Fowler: unique set found in mid-game areas with a chest.
• Level 23 Deadeye or Deerstalker (Hunter) – Both sets are balanced for range damage. Materials needed to craft Padding, Yellow Fabric, Scales, Lapislazuli, and Leather.
  • Hawk: unique set found in end-game areas with chest.

Best Ranger Consumables

The best Ranger consumables and food effects for Enshrouded are listed below:

• Meat Wrap: +5 Constitution and +1 Intelligence.
• Boiled Eggs: +3 Stamina Recharge, +3 Health Regeneration, +2 Mana Recharge.
• Stir-Fried Vegetables: +5 Dexterity.
• Glow Soup: +5 Intelligence, +60 Shroud Protection.

You gain one additional food slot with the skill Dessert Stomach. This is critical for the build which relies heavily on Dexterity and intelligence attributes.

Healing

In addition, make sure to carry berries (blueberries or strawberries) for health regeneration, water for stamina regeneration, and bandages for healing. As you advance, you can unlock the Alchemist and craft healing potions. This will help you early with survival, then start optimizing for damage with consumables. At the end game with the Ranger, you want to have four consumable buffs at a time. Boiled Eggs give a lot of passive health regeneration and potions can be used when needing a burst to heal.

Best Enshrouded Ranger Build Summary

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